Oil, Gas Industry Challenges Efforts to Protect Western BirdABC NewsThe oil and gas industry on Thursday challenged in federal court drilling restrictions imposed by the Obama administration to protect a struggling bird that ranges across 11 Western states …

Trade ArabiaIraq Says Oil Exports, Revenues Increase in AprilABC NewsIraq says April crude oil exports have increased by 2.3 percent from the previous month, filling cash-strapped coffers amid an acute economic crisis. Oil Ministry spokesman Assem Jihad, s …

'Hard Choices' in Texas as Oil Bust, Costly Lawsuits CollideABC NewsThe oil bust already shrinking Texas' coffers is colliding with the possibility of the state getting socked with multibillion-dollar verdicts in major lawsuits, budget official …

Jakarta PostOil Sinks After Producers Fail to Agree on Freezing OutputABC NewsCrude oil prices have taken a hit from the failure of oil-rich countries to reach an agreement Sunday on freezing production. U.S. crude oil fell $2.20 to $38.16 a barrel in elec …

USA TODAYAir campaign shifts to ISIL's cash and oilUSA TODAYWASHINGTON — The U.S.-led coalition has ramped up its air campaign on the Islamic State's finances, launching 15 strikes against cash depots and more than 125 attacks on oil infrastructure …

Financial TimesSaudi opposition collapses oil freeze talksFinancial TimesAttempts by some of the world's biggest oil producers to freeze output ended without a deal on Sunday night, after Saudi Arabia insisted Iran should be part of any agreement. Talk …

Financial TimesKuwait forced to temporarily cut oil output by public sector strikeFinancial TimesA strike on Sunday by public sector workers in Kuwait has forced the Gulf state to temporarily reduce its oil output, in a rare outbreak of industrial action t …

Oil Island Draws Heat for 'Disrepair and Dysfunction'ABC NewsOne of California's early offshore oil drilling operations is under fire from state regulators to clean up its act after severely corroded and unsafe wells and other equipment were fo …

The HillTransCanada Resumes Oil Shipments Through Keystone PipelineABC NewsTransCanada Corp. has resumed sending oil through the Keystone Pipeline after a weeklong shutdown prompted by a leak and oil spill in southeastern South Dakota. The pipeline came ba …

Alaska Leaders Try to Agree on Budget Plan; Oil Prices HurtABC NewsThe collapse in oil prices has left oil-reliant Alaska with a multibillion-dollar budget deficit and few palatable options for digging its way out. With just days left in the legislative se …